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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman House
- Viking Coins
- William Etty, Artist
- St William's Shrine
- Yorkshire Museum
- Victoria Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum
- First World War Memorial
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Carving
- The York Helmet
- Bootham Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The County Court House