Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- The Guildhall
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Norman Window Frame
- Fire in the Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Stonegate
- Bootham Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- New Shopping Centres
- Ouse Bridge
- The End of the Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- Margaret Clitherow
- Treasurer's House
- A New Walk