Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Red Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Richard II and York
- Stonegate
- Middleham Jewel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Female Prison
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries