Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Vikings and Christianity
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Barley Hall
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War Memorial
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King's Manor - Victorian
- View from Station Rise
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Edward III and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Medieval Prisons