Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Jubbergate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Female Prison
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Minster
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Feeding Roman York
- The Medieval Castle
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Middleham Jewel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Sixties York
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Coat of Arms