Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King Richard III and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Lendal Tower
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Council of Arles
- First World War Memorial
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Margaret Clitherow
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Boot