Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Dick Turpin
- The Norman Minster
- The First Minster
- Military Belt Fitting
- First World War Memorial
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Castle
- Statue of Napoleon
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Assembly Rooms
- Scarborough Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone