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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Fire in the Minster
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Mystery Plays
- Water Lanes
- The George Fox Incident
- King Edward II and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Bombed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- View from Station Rise
- Church of St Olave
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'