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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Viking Boot
- The Norman House
- Monk Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Railway Station
- Rowntree Park
- The Multangular Tower
- The First Minster
- Barley Hall
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman Castle
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Newgate Cross Shaft