Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bootham Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fishergate Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Observatory
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Helen
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Crest of York St John College
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Gods and Goddesses