Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The White Rose of York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Medieval Minster
- First World War York
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Richard II and York
- York Union Gas Works
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Rowntree Park
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A Pipkin
- The Bar Convent
- Judges Lodging
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York