Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- New Shopping Centres
- The Hospitium
- Our Lady's Row
- King Richard II and York
- King Edward II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The End of the Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze weights
- York Railway Station
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 19th Century