Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- The Abbot's House
- King Edward I and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Coins
- The Cawood Sword
- Scarborough Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The County Court House
- The Norman House
- The Roman Fortress
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- A New University
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Shambles