Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Lendal Tower
- York and the Holocaust
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Anglian Carving
- Bootham Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- New Shopping Centres
- First World War Memorial
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Minster
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Norman Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre