Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze weights
- Mary Ward
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Anglian Cross
- Alcuin of York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- A New Walk
- Dick Turpin
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Gold Arm Ring
- The 1190 Massacre