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 List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fishergate Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Boot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Mansion House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Castle Museum
- Barley Hall
- York and the Holocaust
- The Debtors' Prison
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Amber Bead Workshop