Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bone Trial Piece
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Norman Abbey
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Castle Museum
- The York Hoard
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Crest of York St John College
- The Roman Fortress
- Viking Male Grooming
- Clifford's Tower