Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Mystery Plays
- The Red Tower
- York Central Library
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Hospitium
- De Grey Rooms
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Roman Fortress
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The York Hoard