Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Council of Arles
- York Railway Station
- Bone Trial Piece
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Gold Finger Ring
- The End of the Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- First World War Memorial
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Red Tower
- Royal Station Hotel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's Medieval Synagogue