Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Bombed
- The End of the Abbey
- A New Vision For York
- The County Court House
- Bone Trial Piece
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of the God Mars
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward II and York
- Mary Ward
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy