Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Basilica
- Minster Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward II and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Bombed
- The New Theatre
- The Mansion House
- Rowntree Park
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Feeding Roman York