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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Abbot's House
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Union Gas Works
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Industrial Upheaval
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Castle Museum
- Church of All Saints Pavement