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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Multangular Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bootham Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Treasurer's House
- Transport Moves On
- The New Theatre
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Railway Institute
- St William's Shrine