Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Basilica
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Alcuin of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Art Gallery
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze weights
- Barker Tower
- Lendal Tower
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Sixties York