Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- Dick Turpin
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Micklegate Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- New Shopping Centres
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Coat of Arms
- Barley Hall
- Monk Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Treasurer's House
- The Railway Institute
- The New Theatre
- Lendal Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze weights