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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Hospitium
- John Carr - Architect
- Industrial Upheaval
- View from Station Rise
- Middleham Jewel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Mystery Plays
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- First World War Memorial
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Victoria Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital