Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- First World War Memorial
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's Airfield
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward II and York
- The Greyfriars
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- The Basilica
- William Etty, Artist
- The York Hoard
- Cinema Comes to York