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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New University
- Ouse Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Carving
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze weights
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's Airfield
- Stonegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Debtors' Prison
- First World War York
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Minster