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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- The Mansion House
- Viking Silk Cap
- Transport Moves On
- William Etty, Artist
- Barley Hall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Female Prison
- Water Lanes
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Yorkshire Museum
- Middleham Jewel
- York and the Holocaust