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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward III and York
- Second World War York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Red Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Feeding Roman York
- New Earswick
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of Napoleon
- Silver Strap Ends
- 62 Low Petergate