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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Council of Arles
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Red Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Helmet
- The York Observatory
- The Multangular Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Castle Museum