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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- York's Coat of Arms
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The County Court House
- The Mansion House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The York Hoard
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Lendal Bridge
- The Basilica
- Bootham School
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Leeman
- Our Lady's Row
- The First Railway Station