Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Council of Arles
- Fairfax House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Art Gallery
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Bar Convent
- The Basilica
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Coat of Arms
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Coins
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mithras and Arimanius