Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- The Red Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Medieval Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- Bootham Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward II and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Norman Castle
- The New Theatre
- Minster Library
- Holy Trinity Church