Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Female Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Statue of the God Mars
- Olive Oil Container
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Shambles
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Medieval Prisons
- Lendal Tower
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Crest of York St John College