Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Medieval Prisons
- John Carr - Architect
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Carving
- A New University
- Dick Turpin
- Stonegate
- George Leeman
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Greyfriars
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva