Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- View from Station Rise
- The Abbot's House
- Norman Window Frame
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Multangular Tower
- The Horn of Ulf
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Roman Fortress
- Mary Ward
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Crux's Church
- Holy Trinity Church
- Dick Turpin
- The George Fox Incident