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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- The Shambles
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Victoria Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Hoard
- Church of St Helen
- St William's Shrine
- Walmgate Bar
- York Castle Museum
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- William Etty, Artist
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward III and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Multangular Tower