Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Water Lanes
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward II and York
- The York Observatory
- The Shambles
- Treasurer's House
- Victoria Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Carving
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze weights
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bootham Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in the 18th Century