Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Feeding Roman York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Gold Finger Ring
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Multangular Tower
- Fairfax House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- A New Walk
- York Garrison
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Abbot's House
- Ripon College for Women
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Leeman