Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Judges Lodging
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Barker Tower
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Cawood Sword
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Scarborough Bridge
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The End of the Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- York and the Holocaust