Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- The Multangular Tower
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Teaching the Poor
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Railway Institute
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Sixties York
- Norman Window Frame
- King Richard II and York
- York Central Library
- Roman Head Pot
- Roman Chimney Pot