Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Olave
- Rowntree Park
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Ripon College for Women
- Feeding Roman York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Crest of York St John College
- York's Airfield
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Silk Cap
- The York Hoard