Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Silk Cap
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman Minster
- Anglian Cross
- Barker Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and the Holocaust
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Battle of the Standard
- King's Manor - Victorian