Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Teaching the Poor
- The Basilica
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Clifford's Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The First Railway Station
- Rowntree Park
- The Assembly Rooms
- John Carr - Architect
- King Richard II and York
- The Multangular Tower
- Monk Bar
- The Mansion House
- The Railway Institute
- New Shopping Centres
- Fairfax House