Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Medieval Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Statue of an Athlete
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Guy Fawkes
- The Cawood Sword
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Helen
- The George Fox Incident
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Basilica
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Silk Cap
- Barker Tower