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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Guy Fawkes
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham School
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Feeding Roman York
- The White Rose of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Mansion House
- Micklegate Bar
- York Bombed
- Ouse Bridge