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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Female Prison
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fire in the Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- Our Lady's Row
- Statue of an Athlete
- Barker Tower
- A New University
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Yorkshire Museum