Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fishergate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Helen
- Alcuin of York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A New Vision For York
- King Edward I and York
- York Castle Museum
- The Mansion House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New University
- Sixties York
- Bootham School
- Inside the Roman Fortress