Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The First Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- Guy Fawkes
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Red Tower
- Treasurer's House
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Lendal Tower
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Guildhall
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bone Trial Piece