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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Middleham Jewel
- The George Fox Incident
- The Medieval Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fire in the Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- A New Walk
- York Bombed
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church