Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Bombed
- Stonegate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The County Court House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Mary Ward
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The York Observatory
- Bronze weights
- The Multangular Tower
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription to Hecules
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries