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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rowntree Park
- Feeding Roman York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- New Earswick
- The White Rose of York
- The Guildhall
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Holocaust
- The Medieval Minster
- The Mystery Plays
- Church of St Helen
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Basilica
- The New Theatre
- Bronze weights