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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Water Lanes
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bootham Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Bombed
- York Castle Museum
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Hospitium
- York Central Library
- Yorkshire Museum
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'