Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St William's Shrine
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Shopping Centres
- First World War Memorial
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- A New Vision For York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Middleham Jewel
- The End of the Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- De Grey Rooms
- Roman Head Pot
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Leonard's Hospital