Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Treasurer's House
- Stonegate
- First World War Memorial
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fire in the Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Holocaust
- Norman Window Frame
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Basilica
- The Victorian Prison Building