Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fire in the Minster
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Clifford's Tower
- The Shambles
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Statue of Napoleon
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham School
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Castle Museum
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- William Etty, Artist