Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Feeding Roman York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Shambles
- The York Helmet
- Treasurer's House
- The Railway Institute
- The County Court House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fire in the Minster
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman Abbey