Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard II and York
- The Female Prison
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward III and York
- Viking Coins
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Mystery Plays
- Norman Window Frame
- The Railway Institute
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The First Minster
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier