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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman House
- Gold Arm Ring
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Boot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Mary Ward
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Military Belt Fitting
- Gold Finger Ring
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Mithras and Arimanius