Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bronze weights
- York and the Holocaust
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- First World War York
- Fishergate Bar
- George Leeman
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Teaching the Poor
- The Abbot's House