Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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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.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Hospitium
- The New Theatre
- The York Helmet
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Norman Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Guy Fawkes
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Bar
- The Council of Arles