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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Art Gallery
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The First Minster
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Victoria Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The White Rose of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Holocaust