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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of Napoleon
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- First World War York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- A New University
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze weights
- The End of the Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Industrial Upheaval
- Micklegate Bar