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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Railway Station
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Black Death
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The George Fox Incident
- The Basilica
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman House
- King Edward I and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Ouse Bridge
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster in the 19th Century