Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The Cawood Sword
- The Black Death
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bronze weights
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Lendal Tower
- The York Hoard
- The County Court House
- Rowntree Park
- Scarborough Bridge
- Is York Cursed?
- The George Fox Incident
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham