Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Dick Turpin
- King Richard II and York
- King Edward I and York
- The George Fox Incident
- Middleham Jewel
- The Norman Castle
- Clifford's Tower
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Debtors' Prison
- Sixties York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Medieval Prisons