Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Cinema Comes to York
- Guy Fawkes
- Olive Oil Container
- Jubbergate
- King Richard III and York
- The Multangular Tower
- The Retreat
- Viking Boot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Gold Finger Ring
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Norman Abbey
- Bronze weights
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Second World War York