Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Prisons
- The Black Death
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The 1190 Massacre
- Lendal Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mary Ward
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Edward I and York
- St Crux's Church
- Clifford's Tower
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- 62 Low Petergate