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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Walmgate Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- The Basilica
- De Grey Rooms
- Victoria Bar
- York Bombed
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Assembly Rooms
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Helen
- The Female Prison
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Statue of Napoleon
- Dick Turpin