Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Bombed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Abbey
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham School
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- George Leeman
- Anglian Carving
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Helen
- King Edward I and York
- St Leonard's Hospital