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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rebuilt in Stone
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Red Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham School
- Barker Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Roman Fortress