Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Basilica
- Stonegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Observatory
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Shambles
- Dick Turpin
- The Black Death
- The Norman House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Horn of Ulf
- Amber Bead Workshop