Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- The End of the Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Micklegate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A New University
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Medieval Minster
- Lendal Bridge
- Victoria Bar