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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze weights
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Second World War York
- Anglian Cross
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Union Gas Works
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York's first historian: Francis Drake