Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Norman Window Frame
- Silver Strap Ends
- Statue of the God Mars
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward III and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- A New Walk
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Richard III and York
- The Medieval Castle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York