Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Feeding Roman York
- Judges Lodging
- Guy Fawkes
- Lendal Bridge
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Roman Fortress
- The Female Prison
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze weights
- Cinema Comes to York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- Barley Hall