Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Minster
- Ripon College for Women
- The Bar Convent
- The Medieval Castle
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Inscription to Hecules
- Medieval Prisons
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The York Hoard
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning