Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Basilica
- The York Helmet
- The Roman Fortress
- The Abbot's House
- York Garrison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Black Death
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Bombed
- Micklegate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The First Railway Station
- The Horn of Ulf