Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Bombed
- Alcuin of York
- Dick Turpin
- York Railway Station
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Walmgate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Boot
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Shambles
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway