Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Minster Library
- York's Airfield
- The Norman Minster
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Railway Institute
- The Cawood Sword
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- William Etty, Artist
- The Red Tower