Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Teaching the Poor
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Coins
- Yorkshire Museum
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Minster
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Micklegate Bar
- Mary Ward
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The County Court House
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions