Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- William Etty, Artist
- The New Theatre
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Bombed
- Bootham Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Railway Station
- First World War Memorial
- Daniel Defoe's York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- New Shopping Centres
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- York's Airfield
- A New Vision For York