Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Norman Window Frame
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Alcuin of York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The 1190 Massacre
- Medieval Prisons
- Roman Head Pot
- Walmgate Bar
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Hospitium
- Judges Lodging