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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Mystery Plays
- A Pipkin
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Norman Window Frame
- Treasurer's House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window