Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Holy Trinity Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Water Lanes
- Feeding Roman York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The York Observatory
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Art Gallery
- Crest of York St John College
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Industrial Upheaval
- Medieval Prisons