Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Middleham Jewel
- View from Station Rise
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- First World War Memorial
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Church of St Olave
- Constantius Chlorus
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Norman Minster
- The Black Death