Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Norman Abbey
- A Pipkin
- Guy Fawkes
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The New Theatre
- Yorkshire Museum
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Boot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Multangular Tower
- King Richard III and York
- Daniel Defoe's York