Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- View from Station Rise
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- William Etty, Artist
- De Grey Rooms
- Statue of Napoleon
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Feeding Roman York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Lendal Bridge
- York Garrison
- York Bombed