Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Edward I and York
- Transport Moves On
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Teaching the Poor
- Monk Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The 1190 Massacre
- Barley Hall
- View from Station Rise
- The Hospitium