Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman Abbey
- A New University
- Vikings and Christianity
- The George Fox Incident
- Ouse Bridge
- Feeding Roman York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Constantius Chlorus
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Castle
- The Debtors' Prison
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head