Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's Coat of Arms
- Statue of an Athlete
- Rowntree Park
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Second World War York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Scarborough Bridge
- First World War Memorial
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Barley Hall
- The York Observatory