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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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.
- Fairfax House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- The York Helmet
- A New University
- The Assembly Rooms
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Norman House
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Hanging Bowl