Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Minster Library
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Middleham Jewel
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- De Grey Rooms
- The First Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Stonegate
- The Mansion House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Second World War York
- The Council of Arles
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre