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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Medieval Prisons
- Fishergate Bar
- Second World War York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The First Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Cawood Sword
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Edward III and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Carving
- The Roman Fortress
- Viking Coins
- The Norman Minster