Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Monk Bar
- A New University
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's Airfield
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St William's Shrine
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- The Shambles
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Judges Lodging
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster in the 20th Century