Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The Battle of the Standard
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Judges Lodging
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A New University
- 62 Low Petergate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Mansion House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The George Fox Incident
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Leonard's Hospital