Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- De Grey Rooms
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Medieval Abbey
- The York Helmet
- The Basilica
- York Castle Museum
- View from Station Rise
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Assembly Rooms
- St Crux's Church
- Viking Boot