Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Barker Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Is York Cursed?
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Medieval Minster
- Eric Bloodaxe
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- William Etty, Artist
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Cinema Comes to York