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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Middleham Jewel
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and the Holocaust
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Walmgate Bar
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Multangular Tower