Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- Statue of Napoleon
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- View from Station Rise
- The York Observatory
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham School
- The First Railway Station
- The Cawood Sword
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Railway Institute
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Crest of York St John College
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Feeding Roman York