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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Teaching the Poor
- Micklegate Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Horn of Ulf
- First World War Memorial
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Battle of the Standard
- George Leeman
- The Railway Institute
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bootham School
- Roman Head Pot
- Jubbergate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Alcuin of York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York