Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Roman Head Pot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Minster Library
- King Richard II and York
- The New Theatre
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Abbot's House
- The First Railway Station
- William Etty, Artist
- York Union Gas Works
- New Shopping Centres
- John Carr - Architect
- Viking Boot