Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Coins
- Clifford's Tower
- The Council of Arles
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze weights
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Cawood Sword
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Helmet