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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Head Pot
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Battle of the Standard
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Transport Moves On
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The 1190 Massacre
- New Earswick
- Fairfax House
- The York Helmet
- St Leonard's Hospital
- John Carr - Architect
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Norman Window Frame
- St William's Shrine