Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- The Mystery Plays
- The County Court House
- Statue of the God Mars
- John Carr - Architect
- Mary Ward
- Statue of an Athlete
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Black Death
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Helmet
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Norman House
- Our Lady's Row
- The Hospitium
- A New Vision For York