Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Ouse Bridge
- Is York Cursed?
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Hospitium
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Rowntree Park
- A New University
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Treasurer's House