Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Union Gas Works
- St Crux's Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Olive Oil Container
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward III and York
- Dick Turpin
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze weights
- Viking Male Grooming
- Fire in the Minster
- Treasurer's House