Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Second World War York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Viking Boot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Middleham Jewel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Barley Hall
- First World War York