Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- The County Court House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Shambles
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Lendal Tower
- Mary Ward
- First World War York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Female Prison
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- John Carr - Architect
- Ripon College for Women