Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham School
- King Edward I and York
- Monk Bar
- St William's Shrine
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- New Shopping Centres
- King Edward II and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Black Death
- Barker Tower