Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Teaching the Poor
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Water Lanes
- Anglian Cross
- New Shopping Centres
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Dick Turpin
- Treasurer's House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham School
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Holy Trinity Church
- Fishergate Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The End of the Abbey