Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- Barley Hall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Judges Lodging
- York's Airfield
- The County Court House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Central Methodist Chapel
- John Carr - Architect
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Horn of Ulf
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The End of the Abbey