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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Greyfriars
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bone Trial Piece
- King Edward I and York
- The White Rose of York
- First World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- William Etty, Artist
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Clifford's Tower
- The Shambles
- Second World War York
- York Central Library