Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Jubbergate
- Vikings and Christianity
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Coins
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Retreat
- Central Methodist Chapel
- De Grey Rooms
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bone Trial Piece