Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Sixties York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Medieval Minster
- King Richard III and York
- A New University
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription to Hecules