Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cinema Comes to York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Red Tower
- King Edward I and York
- Bootham School
- The New Theatre
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Silver Strap Ends
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Stonegate
- Middleham Jewel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Olive Oil Container
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom