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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Holy Trinity Church
- The First Railway Station
- The First Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward II and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Mansion House
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Council of Arles
- The Norman Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Barker Tower
- The Basilica
- York's Airfield