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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Richard III and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Holocaust
- The Abbot's House
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Bar Convent
- Feeding Roman York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- John Carr - Architect
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Margaret Clitherow