Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Hospitium
- The Norman Castle
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Cross
- First World War York
- Clifford's Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels