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 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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St William's Shrine
- The First Railway Station
- The Roman Fortress
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Barker Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The New Theatre
- 62 Low Petergate
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New University
- George Leeman
- King Edward III and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway