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 Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Roman Head Pot
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Castle Museum
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman Minster
- St William's Shrine
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Central Library
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Railway Institute