Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The County Court House
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Mary Ward
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Female Prison
- John Carr - Architect
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- View from Station Rise
- The Assembly Rooms