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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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.
- The Railway Institute
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Judges Lodging
- View from Station Rise
- York Bombed
- The George Fox Incident
- Treasurer's House
- York Garrison
- Sixties York
- Bootham School
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Guildhall
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Basilica