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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Greyfriars
- Scarborough Bridge
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Retreat
- Cinema Comes to York
- Industrial Upheaval
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Jubbergate
- The Hospitium
- The Abbot's House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- A New University
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Fishergate Bar