Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Olave
- A New University
- York Bombed
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Richard II and York
- King Richard III and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Mansion House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Council of Arles
- Treasurer's House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Basilica