Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The Medieval Castle
- Second World War York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The New Theatre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Garrison
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's first historian: Francis Drake