Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Viking Boot
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription to Hecules
- St Crux's Church
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Observatory
- Judges Lodging
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bone Trial Piece
- Victoria Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Abbot's House