Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Guy Fawkes
- Water Lanes
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Second World War York
- The New Theatre
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- A Pipkin
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- Walmgate Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor