Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- A New Walk
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Black Death
- The Council of Arles
- William Etty, Artist
- Ouse Bridge
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Lendal Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- Treasurer's House
- Water Lanes
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Constantius Chlorus