Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Hospitium
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Retreat
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The York Observatory
- Yorkshire Museum
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward II and York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The York Hoard
- The Norman House