Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- St William's Shrine
- Our Lady's Row
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Norman Castle
- Jubbergate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Bar Convent
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Walmgate Bar
- Inscription to Hecules