Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's Coat of Arms
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- The County Court House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- New Earswick
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Statue of Napoleon
- St William's Shrine
- Lendal Tower