Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster after the Reformation
- First World War Memorial
- Dick Turpin
- The Mystery Plays
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Helen
- The Black Death
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Art Gallery