Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Assembly Rooms
- Anglian Cross
- Guy Fawkes
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Hospitium
- The Red Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham School
- The Greyfriars
- York Central Library