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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 City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Roman Head Pot
- Guy Fawkes
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- All Saints Church, North Street
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Castle Museum
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Greyfriars
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Olave
- The Retreat