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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Walmgate Bar
- Micklegate Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Silver Strap Ends
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Norman Minster
- The Battle of the Standard
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman Castle
- View from Station Rise
- The Council of Arles
- Jewbury Cemetery