Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Crest of York St John College
- The Medieval Castle
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Male Grooming
- New Shopping Centres
- The Railway Institute
- The Red Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Micklegate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier