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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Treasurer's House
- Stonegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Edward I and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St William's Shrine
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Female Prison
- Second World War York
- Crest of York St John College
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Jubbergate