Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Scarborough Bridge
- Sixties York
- Feeding Roman York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Middleham Jewel
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham School
- The First Minster
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Dick Turpin
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Lendal Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Medieval Prisons