Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Railway Station
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Transport Moves On
- The Medieval Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- The Retreat
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Garrison
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Olave
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Jewbury Cemetery