Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- York and the Holocaust
- Inscription to Hecules
- Jubbergate
- Mary Ward
- The Mansion House
- Viking Coins
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Feeding Roman York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- Walmgate Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Lendal Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate