Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Basilica
- The Cawood Sword
- Industrial Upheaval
- Gold Finger Ring
- First World War Memorial
- St William's Shrine
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- First World War York
- Jubbergate
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Olave
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head