Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Minster Library
- Fire in the Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- Roman Chimney Pot
- A New University
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of St Helen
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Dick Turpin
- York Castle Museum
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward III and York