Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Olive Oil Container
- 62 Low Petergate
- The First Minster
- Vikings and Christianity
- Walmgate Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War Memorial
- York's Airfield
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Second World War York