Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Middleham Jewel
- Micklegate Bar
- The Red Tower
- The Greyfriars
- St Crux's Church
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Edward I and York
- Ripon College for Women
- Royal Station Hotel
- Constantius Chlorus
- Eric Bloodaxe
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions