Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman Castle
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- New Earswick
- Minster Library
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Gold Arm Ring
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Assembly Rooms
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Medieval Chamber Pot