Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Crux's Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- Middleham Jewel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Judges Lodging
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bronze weights
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fishergate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Art Gallery
- Treasurer's House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers