Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Fairfax House
- New Shopping Centres
- Rowntree Park
- Treasurer's House
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Helmet
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Council of Arles
- The County Court House
- Statue of an Athlete
- Lendal Bridge