Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fairfax House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Roman Head Pot
- The Roman Fortress
- A New Vision For York
- The Abbot's House
- Lendal Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Treasurer's House
- William Etty, Artist
- The End of the Abbey
- Ouse Bridge
- Guy Fawkes