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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Feeding Roman York
- York's Airfield
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Military Belt Fitting
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Leonard's Hospital
- John Carr - Architect
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Roman Head Pot
- The Female Prison
- The Basilica
- Bronze weights
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church