Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Industrial Upheaval
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Horn of Ulf
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Norman Castle
- Anglian Cross
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Stonegate
- York Central Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake