Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Minster Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Edward III and York
- A Pipkin
- York and the Holocaust
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Roman Head Pot
- King Richard II and York
- York Art Gallery
- The York Helmet