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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Edward II and York
- The First Railway Station
- King's Manor - Victorian
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St William's Shrine
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Medieval Minster
- The George Fox Incident
- The Hospitium
- The Railway Institute
- Micklegate Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Transport Moves On
- York Art Gallery
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels