Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Central Library
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Margaret Clitherow
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Art Gallery
- York Bombed
- The Cawood Sword
- Monk Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Castle Museum
- The Debtors' Prison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'