Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Anglian Cross
- Medieval Prisons
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Shambles
- Military Belt Fitting
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Retreat
- De Grey Rooms
- Rebuilt in Stone
- View from Station Rise