Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- The Red Tower
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Female Prison
- Sixties York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bootham School
- New Shopping Centres
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Bombed
- Ouse Bridge
- King Richard II and York
- Treasurer's House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Edward III and York
- King Richard III and York
- The Debtors' Prison