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 Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- New Shopping Centres
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Guy Fawkes
- Barker Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Water Lanes
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Union Gas Works
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- George Leeman
- Feeding Roman York
- The Medieval Castle
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church