Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- The Red Tower
- Gold Arm Ring
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Norman Window Frame
- York Railway Station
- Inscription to Hecules
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Coins
- Tombstone of Julia Velva