Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Barker Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Transport Moves On
- Rowntree Park
- The First Railway Station
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Richard III and York
- The York Helmet
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Hospitium
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Gods and Goddesses