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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vikings and Christianity
- Sixties York
- New Earswick
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Gold Arm Ring
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Abbot's House
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Railway Institute
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fairfax House
- The Female Prison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Victoria Bar