Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Yorkshire Museum
- Lendal Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- New Shopping Centres
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Railway Station
- St William's Shrine
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The George Fox Incident
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church