Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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 Bar Convent
- The York Hoard
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Red Tower
- The Abbot's House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Mystery Plays
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of Napoleon
- St William's Shrine
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- A New University
- Medieval Prisons