Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- A New University
- Norman Window Frame
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The First Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Black Death
- Bootham School
- Barker Tower
- A New Vision For York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom