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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- First World War York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The New Theatre
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Norman Castle
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Silk Cap
- Church of St Olave
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fairfax House
- King Edward III and York
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Wilfrid