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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rowntree Park
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Guy Fawkes
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Mystery Plays
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Head Pot
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa