Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's Coat of Arms
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Castle Museum
- Royal Station Hotel
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Abbot's House
- King Richard III and York
- First World War York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Crest of York St John College
- The York Observatory