Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- The Mansion House
- Cinema Comes to York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Olave
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Castle
- The Norman Castle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The First Railway Station
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Richard III and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Mystery Plays