Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Guildhall
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Industrial Upheaval
- Anglian Cross
- New Earswick
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Roman Fortress
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Victoria Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Roman Head Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- King Edward III and York