Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Cinema Comes to York
- Ripon College for Women
- A New Walk
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Constantius Chlorus
- Military Belt Fitting
- Minster Library
- Viking Boot
- The Greyfriars
- New Earswick
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Observatory