Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Female Prison
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze weights
- Roman Head Pot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bootham School
- First World War York
- Mary Ward
- York's first historian: Francis Drake