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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Alcuin of York
- Olive Oil Container
- De Grey Rooms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Silver Strap Ends
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Railway Station
- Skeldergate Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Transport Moves On
- York Art Gallery
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Inscription to Hecules