Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Micklegate Bar
- De Grey Rooms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Barley Hall
- Cinema Comes to York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Norman Window Frame
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fire in the Minster
- Ouse Bridge