Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Female Prison
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- A New University
- The Medieval Minster
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze weights
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Olive Oil Container
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Feeding Roman York