Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Walmgate Bar
- The First Railway Station
- The Red Tower
- Barley Hall
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription to Hecules
- The York Helmet
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Industrial Upheaval
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Richard II and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- George Leeman
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A Pipkin