Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fairfax House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Bar Convent
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze weights
- York Central Library
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Holocaust
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Military Belt Fitting
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Roman Fortress
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers