Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Abbot's House
- A New University
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- De Grey Rooms
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Holocaust
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fire in the Minster
- Second World War York
- The Norman Minster
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall