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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The York Hoard
- The Greyfriars
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Gold Arm Ring
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Abbot's House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Dick Turpin
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Fire in the Minster
- York's Airfield
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Daniel Defoe's York