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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Basilica
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Union Gas Works
- The Medieval Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham Bar
- Olive Oil Container
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Retreat
- The Female Prison
- The Battle of Marston Moor