Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's Airfield
- The Battle of the Standard
- First World War Memorial
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Council of Arles
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Holocaust
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Stonegate
- St William's Shrine
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head