Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and the Holocaust
- Micklegate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vikings and Christianity
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cinema Comes to York
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The First Minster
- Teaching the Poor
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Silver Strap Ends