Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- First World War York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A New Walk
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Greyfriars
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Richard III and York
- Treasurer's House
- Fire in the Minster
- New Earswick
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Red Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Helmet
- Plum Cakes for Christmas