Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Barker Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Hoard
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Sixties York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Crux's Church
- Micklegate Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Coat of Arms