Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The County Court House
- First World War York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Judges Lodging
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Cawood Sword
- York Garrison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The York Helmet
- The Hospitium
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Bar Convent
- The York Observatory
- The Shambles