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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- Holy Trinity Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Garrison
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Gold Arm Ring
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- New Earswick
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Cinema Comes to York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Middleham Jewel
- The Medieval Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Shambles