Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Viking Male Grooming
- A New University
- Teaching the Poor
- Ouse Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- A Pipkin
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Dick Turpin
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham School
- The Greyfriars