Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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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.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Coins
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Roman Head Pot
- 62 Low Petergate
- Holy Trinity Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Margaret Clitherow
- A Pipkin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Castle
- Bootham School
- York Castle Museum
- Ripon College for Women
- St Leonard's Hospital