Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- De Grey Rooms
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Silk Cap
- Crest of York St John College
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Hoard
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Is York Cursed?
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Walmgate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- A New Vision For York
- Dick Turpin