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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Inscription to Hecules
- Roman Head Pot
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Alcuin of York
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Castle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Edward I and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting