Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Judges Lodging
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- New Shopping Centres
- Teaching the Poor
- The Medieval Minster
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Boot
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Ouse Bridge
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- 62 Low Petergate
- Aldwark Synagogue