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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The White Rose of York
- King Edward II and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Assembly Rooms
- Barker Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fairfax House
- Rowntree Park
- First World War Memorial
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Art Gallery
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Shambles
- Cumberland House, King's Staith