Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Richard III and York
- Monk Bar
- George Leeman
- 62 Low Petergate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Is York Cursed?
- Ouse Bridge
- The York Hoard
- The Cawood Sword
- Constantius Chlorus
- Roman Head Pot
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway