Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- First World War York
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Airfield
- Industrial Upheaval
- The York Observatory
- Water Lanes
- Viking Boot
- Viking Coins
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Holocaust