Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Basilica
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Helmet
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Retreat
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The York Observatory
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Micklegate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Head Pot
- Viking Coins