Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Micklegate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Treasurer's House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Carving
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Judges Lodging
- The York Hoard
- Ripon College for Women
- John Carr - Architect
- Scarborough Bridge
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Silver Strap Ends