Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Observatory
- Inscription to Hecules
- Industrial Upheaval
- York's Coat of Arms
- Anglian Carving
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Hospitium
- The York Helmet
- St Crux's Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Cinema Comes to York
- First World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Railway Station