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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- First World War York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Guy Fawkes
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Medieval Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The County Court House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning