Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War Memorial
- The Black Death
- York Railway Station
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Abbot's House
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- John Carr - Architect
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The George Fox Incident
- The Retreat
- Royal Station Hotel
- A New University
- The York Observatory