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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by 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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The White Rose of York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Middleham Jewel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Guildhall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New Vision For York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Military Belt Fitting
- A New Walk
- St William's Shrine