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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Black Death
- The Mansion House
- The Bar Convent
- Olive Oil Container
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Victoria Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- Church of St Helen
- A New Vision For York
- The Guildhall
- King Edward III and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas