Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- A Pipkin
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Medieval Castle
- Margaret Clitherow
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Holocaust
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Carving
- The Abbot's House
- Teaching the Poor
- The York Hoard
- John Carr - Architect
- The Medieval Minster