Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Assembly Rooms
- The New Theatre
- York Union Gas Works
- Guy Fawkes
- King Richard II and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New Walk
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The End of the Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl