Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Medieval Prisons
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Walmgate Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Lendal Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Red Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Union Gas Works
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church