Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Judges Lodging
- Royal Station Hotel
- Military Belt Fitting
- Yorkshire Museum
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Monk Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Statue of Napoleon
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The York Hoard