Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Our Lady's Row
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Teaching the Poor
- Guy Fawkes
- The End of the Abbey
- Victoria Bar
- The Female Prison
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rowntree Park
- Jubbergate
- The Greyfriars
- The Guildhall
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's Airfield
- Statue of an Athlete