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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Mansion House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Norman Castle
- Ripon College for Women
- Royal Station Hotel
- Statue of an Athlete
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions