Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Monk Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- The Mansion House
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Middleham Jewel
- Barker Tower
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of St Olave
- Church of St Helen
- The County Court House