Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Constantius Chlorus
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Hospitium
- Crest of York St John College
- The Assembly Rooms
- John Carr - Architect
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham