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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- The Basilica
- Cinema Comes to York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- New Shopping Centres
- Feeding Roman York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Norman Castle
- Our Lady's Row
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Water Lanes
- Holy Trinity Church
- Rowntree Park
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas