Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Central Library
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Stonegate
- Barley Hall
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Medieval Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Boot
- The Greyfriars