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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Treasurer's House
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Edward II and York
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Council of Arles
- The Norman Abbey
- A New University
- Royal Station Hotel
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Bar Convent
- The Hospitium
- Barley Hall