Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The End of the Abbey
- Micklegate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Railway Station
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Council of Arles
- Our Lady's Row
- Scarborough Bridge
- De Grey Rooms
- Feeding Roman York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Eric Bloodaxe