Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Mansion House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- New Earswick
- Viking Silk Cap
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Victoria Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Constantius Chlorus
- Military Belt Fitting
- Lendal Bridge