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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- The 1190 Massacre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Crux's Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Central Library
- The Debtors' Prison
- Teaching the Poor
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Treasurer's House
- The First Railway Station
- A New Walk
- The Norman Abbey
- Bootham School