Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Coins
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Edward III and York
- The First Railway Station
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Guildhall
- Monk Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Constantius Chlorus
- Holy Trinity Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- View from Station Rise
- St Crux's Church
- A Pipkin
- Tombstone of Julia Velva