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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- De Grey Rooms
- King Edward I and York
- Church of St Olave
- Inscription to Hecules
- Transport Moves On
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity
- First World War York
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Military Belt Fitting
- Medieval Chamber Pot