Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Anglian Cross
- Statue of the God Mars
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York and the Holocaust
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Central Library
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Inscription to Hecules
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Black Death
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)