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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- New Earswick
- The County Court House
- John Carr - Architect
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The New Theatre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Second World War York
- King Edward III and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's Coat of Arms
- Archbishop Scrope Executed