Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- King Richard II and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The White Rose of York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Central Library
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Black Death
- The Retreat
- The Council of Arles
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Constantius Chlorus
- Gold Finger Ring