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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Roman Head Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Mansion House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- De Grey Rooms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Basilica
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Greyfriars
- Roman Gods and Goddesses