Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Railway Station
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Second World War York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Railway Station
- Teaching the Poor
- York Bombed
- St Crux's Church
- New Shopping Centres
- Feeding Roman York
- Ouse Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Treasurer's House