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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Minster Library
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- John Carr - Architect
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Crux's Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Railway Institute
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Lendal Bridge
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward I and York
- Medieval Prisons