Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- New Earswick
- Jubbergate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Greyfriars
- Skeldergate Bridge
- First World War Memorial
- A New Walk
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York and the Holocaust
- Minster Library
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Second World War York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa