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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- New Earswick
- Clifford's Tower
- Church of St Olave
- The Shambles
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- William Etty, Artist
- The York Hoard
- The Abbot's House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Barker Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Norman Window Frame
- The Greyfriars
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity