Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- Fairfax House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Guy Fawkes
- Olive Oil Container
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Barker Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward II and York
- First World War Memorial
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The White Rose of York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fishergate Bar
- The New Theatre