Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bootham Bar
- St William's Shrine
- York Garrison
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New Vision For York
- Anglian Cross
- Walmgate Bar
- The Hospitium
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Statue of an Athlete
- Sixties York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'