Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Council of Arles
- Silver Strap Ends
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mansion House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Assembly Rooms
- Transport Moves On
- Olive Oil Container
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Second World War York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity