Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Guy Fawkes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman House
- The End of the Abbey
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bootham Bar
- Treasurer's House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Norman Castle
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Castle Museum
- Statue of an Athlete