Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- New Shopping Centres
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Shambles
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bootham School
- The First Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Chimney Pot
- First World War York
- The Debtors' Prison