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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Holy Trinity Church
- New Earswick
- The Female Prison
- The Multangular Tower
- The Guildhall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- De Grey Rooms
- First World War Memorial
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Yorkshire Museum
- Dick Turpin
- First World War York