Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The York Helmet
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Medieval Castle
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A New University
- De Grey Rooms
- Ripon College for Women
- Lendal Bridge
- Norman Window Frame
- First World War York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Boot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'