Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Roman Fortress
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bootham Bar
- Rowntree Park
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- William Etty, Artist
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bronze weights
- The Hospitium
- De Grey Rooms
- Judges Lodging
- Second World War York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Central Library