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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- First World War York
- The York Helmet
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Union Gas Works
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard II and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Abbot's House
- First World War Memorial
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York