Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The Female Prison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The New Theatre
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Hospitium
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Barker Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- The First Railway Station
- New Earswick
- The End of the Abbey
- View from Station Rise
- St William's Shrine
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York