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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Ouse Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Holy Trinity Church
- A New Walk
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Royal Station Hotel
- Second World War York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Statue of the God Mars
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting