Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Norman Abbey
- The Guildhall
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Micklegate Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- First World War Memorial
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Is York Cursed?
- A New University
- Second World War York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Industrial Upheaval
- Roman Head Pot