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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- John Carr - Architect
- Mary Ward
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The White Rose of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The 1190 Massacre
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Cawood Sword
- Middleham Jewel
- The Council of Arles
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fairfax House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Dick Turpin