Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Helmet
- The New Theatre
- New Shopping Centres
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Norman Abbey
- Jubbergate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A New Walk
- Margaret Clitherow
- Rowntree Park
- Alcuin of York
- Monk Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Cross
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)