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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Edward II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Lendal Tower
- Roman Head Pot
- The First Railway Station
- A Pipkin
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Helen
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Bar Convent
- Feeding Roman York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Railway Institute