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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Industrial Upheaval
- Lendal Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Cawood Sword
- Gold Arm Ring
- Constantius Chlorus
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Holy Trinity Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Norman House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Dick Turpin
- The 1190 Massacre
- The York Helmet