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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Black Death
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Alcuin of York
- Middleham Jewel
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Retreat
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- New Shopping Centres
- Ripon College for Women
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Medieval Castle
- The Female Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head