Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- St Crux's Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Hoard
- Guy Fawkes
- York in the fifteenth Century
- First World War Memorial
- Barley Hall
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Carving
- The Battle of the Standard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Stonegate
- Dick Turpin
- York Central Library
- New Earswick