Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- First World War York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Lendal Bridge
- The Multangular Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The First Railway Station
- The George Fox Incident
- The Red Tower
- King Richard III and York
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Olave
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid