Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Water Lanes
- Jubbergate
- St Crux's Church
- York's Airfield
- Second World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Monk Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Lendal Bridge