Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- John Carr - Architect
- The Retreat
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Holy Trinity Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Castle Museum
- The Female Prison
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Dick Turpin
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Gold Finger Ring
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Skeldergate Bridge