Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Roman Fortress
- Monk Bar
- The Norman Castle
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Norman Abbey
- Gold Finger Ring
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Second World War York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- 62 Low Petergate
- View from Station Rise
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Bombed