Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Boot
- Roman Head Pot
- Viking Coins
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Black Death
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Castle Museum
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Greyfriars
- The Mansion House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Female Prison