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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Second World War York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Assembly Rooms
- First World War Memorial
- York Castle Museum
- Gold Arm Ring
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Art Gallery
- King Edward I and York
- The York Observatory
- Viking Boot
- York Railway Station
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Medieval Prisons