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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bronze weights
- York Garrison
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Monk Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Council of Arles
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Viking Boot
- Water Lanes
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Battle of the Standard