Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Clifford's Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Edward III and York
- The Norman House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Guildhall
- The County Court House
- Industrial Upheaval
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The York Observatory