Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of St Wilfrid
- George Leeman
- The First Minster
- Mary Ward
- The Black Death
- Viking Silk Cap
- Statue of an Athlete
- First World War York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The White Rose of York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Stonegate
- Church of St Olave
- The Abbot's House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate