Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Lendal Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bronze weights
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman House
- Is York Cursed?
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Edward II and York
- The Mansion House
- Ouse Bridge
- Sixties York
- Second World War York