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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Shambles
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Barker Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The George Fox Incident
- The New Theatre
- Fire in the Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Crux's Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York