Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Cross
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Lendal Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- York Central Library
- Industrial Upheaval
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bone Trial Piece
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rowntree Park
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Abbey
- The Guildhall