Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Female Prison
- Silver Strap Ends
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Carving
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Barker Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Railway Station
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom