Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The Multangular Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Edward II and York
- Barker Tower
- A New University
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Debtors' Prison
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Medieval Prisons
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Edward III and York
- The George Fox Incident
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa