Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Dick Turpin
- Micklegate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fire in the Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- The County Court House
- Church of St Helen
- Stonegate
- The Red Tower
- The Bar Convent
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Barley Hall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Mystery Plays