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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vikings and Christianity
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Retreat
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Richard III and York
- Teaching the Poor
- View from Station Rise
- The First Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The York Helmet
- The Assembly Rooms
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Jubbergate
- The Black Death
- The Railway Institute
- Bone Trial Piece