Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Chimney Pot
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster after the Reformation
- George Leeman
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King Edward I and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Medieval Castle
- Barker Tower
- Bronze weights