Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Fairfax House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Rowntree Park
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Transport Moves On
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Statue of the God Mars
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries