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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Edward III and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Greyfriars
- York Bombed
- King Edward I and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Cross
- Judges Lodging
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mary Ward