Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham School
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward I and York
- The Abbot's House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Horn of Ulf
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Black Death
- Monk Bar
- Fairfax House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster after the Reformation