Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mansion House
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Bombed
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Cross
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Black Death
- William Etty, Artist
- The Shambles
- New Shopping Centres
- The Multangular Tower
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman House
- Yorkshire Museum