Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cinema Comes to York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Hospitium
- Fairfax House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Second World War York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Olave
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Retreat