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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- View from Station Rise
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Clifford's Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Medieval Prisons
- Fairfax House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- First World War York
- York's Coat of Arms
- The County Court House
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Castle
- De Grey Rooms
- Fishergate Bar