Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Railway Station
- Rowntree Park
- All Saints Church, North Street
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Richard II and York
- Norman Window Frame
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Black Death
- The Medieval Castle
- Sixties York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Constantius Chlorus
- Clifford's Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning