Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York and the Holocaust
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The End of the Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Male Grooming
- York St John in the 20th Century
- John Carr - Architect
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway Institute
- York Garrison
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Cawood Sword
- Barley Hall
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Guildhall