Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York's Airfield
- Viking Silk Cap
- The York Hoard
- The Basilica
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Olave
- The Black Death
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New University
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- York Bombed
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Alcuin of York