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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St William's Shrine
- Alcuin of York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Olive Oil Container
- A Pipkin
- The Norman Minster
- The White Rose of York
- The Basilica
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Guildhall
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Tombstone of Julia Velva