Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bootham Bar
- Lendal Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Yorkshire Museum
- Feeding Roman York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Central Library
- King Edward I and York
- First World War York
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster in Viking Times