Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Bombed
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Olive Oil Container
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Carving
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Railway Station
- John Carr - Architect
- The 1190 Massacre