Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The County Court House
- The Roman Fortress
- De Grey Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Edward I and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Yorkshire Museum
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Council of Arles
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- John Carr - Architect
- 62 Low Petergate