Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman Abbey
- Water Lanes
- Viking Boot
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Industrial Upheaval
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Edward I and York
- The Guildhall
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Railway Institute