Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- The York Observatory
- Statue of the God Mars
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Cross
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman Abbey
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Dick Turpin
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Holocaust