Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The White Rose of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Micklegate Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Teaching the Poor
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St William's Shrine
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Bombed
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in Viking Times