Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Ouse Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bronze weights
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Minster Library
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The First Railway Station
- York Railway Station
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Airfield
- Crest of York St John College
- Alcuin of York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard II and York