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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Bombed
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Edward II and York
- First World War York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- A New Walk
- George Leeman
- York Central Library
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Is York Cursed?
- Industrial Upheaval
- The York Observatory
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman House
- The Female Prison