Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Red Tower
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Medieval Castle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Fire in the Minster
- Transport Moves On
- King Edward I and York
- First World War York
- Fairfax House
- Statue of Napoleon
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Alcuin of York
- The George Fox Incident
- Treasurer's House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Vikings and Christianity