Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bootham School
- First World War Memorial
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The York Observatory
- Walmgate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Lendal Bridge
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Cross
- Anglian Hanging Bowl