Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Battle of the Standard
- Eric Bloodaxe
- 62 Low Petergate
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Walmgate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times
- View from Station Rise
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Debtors' Prison