Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- St Crux's Church
- Roman Head Pot
- Barley Hall
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Art Gallery
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Transport Moves On
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Castle Museum
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Feeding Roman York