Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Helen
- The Medieval Minster
- Victoria Bar
- York Garrison
- Bootham Bar
- Monk Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Medieval Castle
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The End of the Abbey
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Stonegate
- Constantius Chlorus