Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Male Grooming
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Margaret Clitherow
- Middleham Jewel
- Medieval Prisons
- Roman Head Pot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A New University
- Water Lanes
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Helmet
- The Guildhall
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York St John in the 20th Century