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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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 Female Prison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Minster Library
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bronze weights
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Walmgate Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Vision For York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Gold Arm Ring
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Richard III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- York St John in the 20th Century