Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Constantius Chlorus
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Mansion House
- York Garrison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Abbey
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Barley Hall
- Jubbergate
- York Railway Station
- Crest of York St John College