Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Central Library
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze weights
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Medieval Castle
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Art Gallery
- George Leeman
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Norman Abbey
- Olive Oil Container
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier