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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Assembly Rooms
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Head Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- First World War Memorial
- St William's Shrine
- The Medieval Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Vikings and Christianity
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Feeding Roman York