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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Council of Arles
- Barker Tower
- A New Vision For York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Minster
- York's Airfield
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman Castle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Lendal Tower
- The Basilica
- The York Observatory