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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Carving
- The York Helmet
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Mansion House
- A New Vision For York
- York Art Gallery
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham School
- York's Airfield
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rowntree Park