Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- St William's Shrine
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Coins
- Second World War York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Minster
- The Retreat
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The White Rose of York
- Barker Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- The County Court House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior