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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- First World War York
- Water Lanes
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Second World War York
- The First Railway Station
- The York Observatory
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A New University
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Olave