Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Hospitium
- Treasurer's House
- Bronze weights
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fishergate Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Alcuin of York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Railway Institute
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Barker Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King Richard II and York