Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- First World War Memorial
- New Earswick
- A Pipkin
- Transport Moves On
- Victoria Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The York Hoard
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Medieval Castle
- Olive Oil Container
- Clifford's Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The First Railway Station