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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Bombed
- King Richard II and York
- The Greyfriars
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The George Fox Incident
- The York Helmet
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Horn of Ulf