Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Assembly Rooms
- Minster Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Ripon College for Women
- Micklegate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- Feeding Roman York
- Water Lanes
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Hospitium
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree Park
- Amber Bead Workshop