Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The New Theatre
- St William's Shrine
- The York Observatory
- The Medieval Castle
- Jubbergate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Cawood Sword
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham Bar
- Fairfax House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Gold Finger Ring
- Lendal Tower