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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Edward II and York
- The George Fox Incident
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Alcuin of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Guy Fawkes
- Is York Cursed?
- Micklegate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Black Death