Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Our Lady's Row
- Margaret Clitherow
- Ouse Bridge
- A New Vision For York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Mary Ward
- De Grey Rooms
- Minster Library
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The New Theatre
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Clifford's Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Medieval Minster