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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Feeding Roman York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Red Tower
- The First Railway Station
- York's Airfield
- Gold Finger Ring
- William Etty, Artist
- York Central Library
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Multangular Tower
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Art Gallery
- The New Theatre