Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Assembly Rooms
- A Pipkin
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Male Grooming
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Lendal Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- York Bombed
- The County Court House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Constantius Chlorus
- The White Rose of York
- Stonegate
- First World War Memorial
- St William's Shrine