Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Abbot's House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Central Library
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The York Hoard
- King Edward III and York