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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times
- First World War Memorial
- York Garrison
- Bootham School
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward III and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Gold Arm Ring
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate