Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Medieval Castle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- New Earswick
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St William's Shrine
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fairfax House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- George Leeman
- Church of St Olave
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Minster Library