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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Helen
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Railway Station
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Battle of the Standard
- Lendal Bridge
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The New Theatre
- New Earswick
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Edward I and York
- Victoria Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- Hair of a Roman Girl