Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Bombed
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Medieval Prisons
- Statue of Napoleon
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Crest of York St John College
- The Multangular Tower
- The Norman Minster
- Lendal Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- A New Vision For York
- Industrial Upheaval