Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Barley Hall
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Jubbergate
- King Edward I and York
- Minster Library
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Water Lanes
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Holocaust