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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Roman Head Pot
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Gold Finger Ring
- Crest of York St John College
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Abbot's House
- Micklegate Bar
- York Garrison
- York and the Holocaust
- York's Airfield
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Monk Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Judges Lodging