Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Norman House
- Is York Cursed?
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Mansion House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Retreat
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Richard II and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Lendal Bridge
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A Pipkin
- Barker Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Black Death
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa