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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Hospitium
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Medieval Castle
- Middleham Jewel
- The Abbot's House
- First World War Memorial
- Walmgate Bar
- The Bar Convent
- York Railway Station
- Church of St Olave
- Roman Head Pot