Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Union Gas Works
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The County Court House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The White Rose of York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Lendal Bridge
- Minster Library
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Barker Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The New Theatre
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Cross