Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Gold Finger Ring
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fishergate Bar
- Olive Oil Container
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bronze weights
- The Hospitium
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Military Belt Fitting
- The York Observatory