Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze weights
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's Coat of Arms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Holy Trinity Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New Walk
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue