Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- The First Railway Station
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Helen
- The York Hoard
- Church of St Olave
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The First Minster
- A New Walk
- York Art Gallery
- Roman Head Pot
- Constantius Chlorus
- First World War York
- The Hospitium
- Aldwark Synagogue