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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Roman Head Pot
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Railway Station
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Mansion House
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New Vision For York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Barker Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Art Gallery