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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Carving
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Silk Cap
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Female Prison
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Richard III and York
- Barker Tower
- The Retreat
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Vale of York Viking Hoard