Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Mystery Plays
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A Pipkin
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Roman Head Pot
- Church of St Helen
- A New Vision For York
- The Roman Fortress
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- The York Observatory
- The Black Death