Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard III and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Second World War York
- St William's Shrine
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Rowntree Park
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Head Pot
- De Grey Rooms
- Gold Arm Ring
- Ripon College for Women
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa