Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Minster Library
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Retreat
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The First Minster
- The Council of Arles
- King Edward II and York
- Treasurer's House
- The Multangular Tower
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Military Belt Fitting