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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Alcuin of York
- Ripon College for Women
- Anglian Carving
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Female Prison
- York Castle Museum
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Mystery Plays
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Roman Fortress
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Jubbergate
- The Multangular Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Our Lady's Row
- St Martin Le Grand Church