Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The County Court House
- St William's Shrine
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The York Observatory
- Viking Boot
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Medieval Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Viking Silk Cap
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Cross
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Sword Pommel