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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Union Gas Works
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The New Theatre
- Treasurer's House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Castle Museum
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Edward I and York
- Lendal Tower
- Anglian Carving
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Female Prison
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway