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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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bronze weights
- St William's Shrine
- Statue of the God Mars
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- 62 Low Petergate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Ripon College for Women
- The York Helmet
- The Mystery Plays
- Alcuin of York
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Abbot's House