Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Water Lanes
- York's Airfield
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Greyfriars
- The York Observatory
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Roman Fortress
- The Multangular Tower
- The Mansion House
- King Edward I and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Rowntree Park