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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- The Mystery Plays
- King Richard II and York
- Feeding Roman York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Barley Hall
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Airfield
- The Debtors' Prison
- Sixties York
- Jubbergate