Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- 62 Low Petergate
- Treasurer's House
- View from Station Rise
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The First Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Union Gas Works
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The New Theatre
- York and the Holocaust
- Ripon College for Women
- Rebuilt in Stone