Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- A Pipkin
- Margaret Clitherow
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Statue of an Athlete
- Yorkshire Museum
- William Etty, Artist
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Statue of Napoleon
- Gold Arm Ring
- Judges Lodging
- Church of St Olave
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Clifford's Tower