Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward I and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Barker Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Retreat
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of St Helen
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bone Trial Piece
- Vikings and Christianity