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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- First World War York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New University
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The End of the Abbey
- The Abbot's House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Multangular Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- Gold Finger Ring