Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman House
- Dick Turpin
- Royal Station Hotel
- De Grey Rooms
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The York Helmet
- The First Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- Ouse Bridge
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- A New Vision For York
- The Bar Convent
- Viking Boot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant