Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- First World War Memorial
- The Medieval Castle
- York Art Gallery
- The First Railway Station
- View from Station Rise
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward III and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St William's Shrine
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Lendal Tower
- Judges Lodging
- Teaching the Poor