Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Assembly Rooms
- William Etty, Artist
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bootham Bar
- Olive Oil Container
- The Cawood Sword
- Mary Ward
- The Female Prison
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Greyfriars
- The White Rose of York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Viking Coins
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Abbot's House