Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A Pipkin
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Viking Boot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Coins
- King Edward III and York
- The Bar Convent
- The County Court House
- Stonegate
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse