Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inscription to Hecules
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fairfax House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Assembly Rooms
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman Castle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Jubbergate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Second World War York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Walmgate Bar
- The New Theatre