Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Coat of Arms
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Female Prison
- The Retreat
- Monk Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Silver Strap Ends
- King Edward III and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Olive Oil Container
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Roman Gods and Goddesses