Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Mary Ward
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Debtors' Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Norman Minster
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Holocaust
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Is York Cursed?
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of All Saints Pavement