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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The York Observatory
- The Railway Institute
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's Airfield
- Bone Trial Piece
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Victoria Bar
- York Bombed
- Clifford's Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- First World War York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Silver Strap Ends
- Teaching the Poor
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Eric Bloodaxe