Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Guy Fawkes
- The Guildhall
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Castle Museum
- The First Minster
- The Black Death
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bronze weights
- Stonegate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- A New Walk
- Norman Window Frame
- Jubbergate
- Medieval Prisons