Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- A New Vision For York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Alcuin of York
- The Debtors' Prison
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Hoard
- Walmgate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The First Railway Station