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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward II and York
- The Multangular Tower
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- The York Observatory
- John Carr - Architect
- York's Coat of Arms
- Crest of York St John College
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Victoria Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The York Hoard
- Statue of an Athlete
- Inscription to Hecules
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Olave
- The Guildhall