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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Art Gallery
- York Central Library
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Red Tower
- First World War Memorial
- The Greyfriars
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Middleham Jewel