Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- The Multangular Tower
- New Earswick
- First World War Memorial
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The County Court House
- York's Airfield
- Mary Ward
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Guildhall