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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- De Grey Rooms
- The Railway Institute
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Jubbergate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The End of the Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Multangular Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Richard II and York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning