Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York's Airfield
- Ouse Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Norman Castle
- Jubbergate
- The First Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The County Court House
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Railway Station
- The Red Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake