Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Ripon College for Women
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Mansion House
- John Carr - Architect
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Olave
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription to Hecules
- Norman Window Frame
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York's first historian: Francis Drake