Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Female Prison
- The White Rose of York
- The York Hoard
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Amber Bead Workshop
- New Earswick
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Holy Trinity Church
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Castle Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Art Gallery
- Inscription from Fortress Gate