Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Basilica
- A New Vision For York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- View from Station Rise
- York Art Gallery
- Medieval Prisons
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Stonegate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Aldwark Synagogue