Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Cross
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- All Saints Church, North Street
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Mystery Plays
- Bronze weights
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Mansion House
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Edward I and York