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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Mary Ward
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Leeman
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Constantius Chlorus
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Crux's Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Mansion House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rowntree Park
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Greyfriars
- Yorkshire Museum