Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- The First Railway Station
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Ouse Bridge
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- A Pipkin
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Crux's Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Carving
- Water Lanes
- King Edward I and York
- The Black Death
- Viking Male Grooming
- Yorkshire Museum