Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Greyfriars
- Alcuin of York
- The Mystery Plays
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman Minster
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Observatory
- The Railway Institute
- De Grey Rooms
- Is York Cursed?
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Carving