Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Castle Museum
- Roman Head Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze weights
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Jubbergate
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Edward I and York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Coins
- The First Railway Station