Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze weights
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Middleham Jewel
- Medieval Prisons
- The Basilica
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The White Rose of York