Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Feeding Roman York
- The Greyfriars
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fire in the Minster
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Union Gas Works
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Richard II and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of the God Mars
- Is York Cursed?
- The New Theatre
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Fairfax House
- The Roman Fortress