Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The White Rose of York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- New Shopping Centres
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Basilica
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- New Earswick
- Statue of the God Mars
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Our Lady's Row
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's first historian: Francis Drake