Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The White Rose of York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A Pipkin
- The Cawood Sword
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Edward III and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Rowntree Park
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The York Hoard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Victorian Prison Building