Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Statue of Napoleon
- Margaret Clitherow
- Gold Arm Ring
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Lendal Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Scarborough Bridge
- First World War York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Abbey
- Ouse Bridge