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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman House
- The Female Prison
- Minster Library
- Our Lady's Row
- Church of St Olave
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The White Rose of York
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Union Gas Works