Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman Minster
- The Norman Abbey
- A New University
- Viking Boot
- York Garrison
- The Hospitium
- The First Railway Station
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- New Shopping Centres
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Hoard
- King Edward I and York
- Stonegate
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate