Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The First Railway Station
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Railway Station
- A New Walk
- Lendal Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Clifford's Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- York Art Gallery