Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- York's Airfield
- The York Helmet
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King Edward III and York
- The Cawood Sword
- York Union Gas Works
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Retreat
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Female Prison
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Railway Station