Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The First Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Cross
- John Carr - Architect
- Crest of York St John College
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The County Court House
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Medieval Prisons
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward III and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- The York Helmet
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Mansion House