Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Carving
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Micklegate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Holy Trinity Church
- The New Theatre
- York Union Gas Works
- York Garrison
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue