Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Hospitium
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of St Olave
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The York Hoard
- Second World War York
- Feeding Roman York
- Gold Arm Ring
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Roman Head Pot
- A New Walk
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Cawood Sword
- Statue of the God Mars