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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King's Manor - Victorian
- A New University
- The Council of Arles
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot