Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Barker Tower
- The Council of Arles
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Stonegate
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Cawood Sword
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The First Minster
- Victoria Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Female Prison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions