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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 End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- A New Vision For York
- The Norman Abbey
- Bone Trial Piece
- Middleham Jewel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Railway Institute
- Gold Arm Ring
- The County Court House
- Lendal Tower
- St Crux's Church
- York and the Holocaust
- Barker Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom