Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Bombed
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Coat of Arms
- Cinema Comes to York
- Alcuin of York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Industrial Upheaval