Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Transport Moves On
- The Norman Minster
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of an Athlete
- Anglian Carving
- Barker Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Central Library
- Guy Fawkes
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Central Methodist Chapel