Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Greyfriars
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Barker Tower
- Scarborough Bridge
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- A New University
- Roman Head Pot
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fairfax House
- Margaret Clitherow
- Micklegate Bar
- A New Walk