Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Alcuin of York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Anglian Carving
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Olave
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Crest of York St John College
- York Castle Museum
- The Norman Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions