Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- The Hospitium
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Is York Cursed?
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Richard II and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Mystery Plays
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- First World War York
- View from Station Rise
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- De Grey Rooms
- The Roman Fortress
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)