Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Richard II and York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Fishergate Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Second World War York
- Our Lady's Row
- Church of St Helen
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- New Earswick
- York's first historian: Francis Drake