Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Yorkshire Museum
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St William's Shrine
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Roman Fortress
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Abbey
- Silver Strap Ends
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Viking Coins
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Viking Silk Cap