Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Roman Head Pot
- The Battle of the Standard
- Silver Strap Ends
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Medieval Castle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Basilica
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The George Fox Incident
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Olave
- The Abbot's House
- Walmgate Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bone Trial Piece