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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Barley Hall
- Cinema Comes to York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Roman Fortress
- York Railway Station
- Victoria Bar
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham School
- King Edward III and York
- Ouse Bridge
- The York Observatory
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Edward I and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- De Grey Rooms