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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Teaching the Poor
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Silk Cap
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fairfax House
- The York Hoard
- York Art Gallery
- Trams Pulled by Horses