Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Roman Fortress
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fire in the Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Inscription to Hecules
- Royal Station Hotel
- First World War York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- View from Station Rise
- A New Walk
- The First Railway Station
- The Debtors' Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Ouse Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century