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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A New Walk
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Retreat
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Silk Cap
- William Etty, Artist
- The York Observatory
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'