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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Walmgate Bar
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Multangular Tower
- The Council of Arles
- A New Vision For York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Black Death
- Middleham Jewel
- St William's Shrine
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate