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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- 62 Low Petergate
- Ripon College for Women
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Retreat
- The Guildhall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Helmet
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Hospitium
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Lendal Bridge
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Male Grooming