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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Transport Moves On
- York's Airfield
- York Art Gallery
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Medieval Minster
- 62 Low Petergate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Gold Arm Ring
- The York Observatory
- Stonegate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Sword Pommel