Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Multangular Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Medieval Castle
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Mansion House
- Is York Cursed?
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Railway King: George Hudson