Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The First Railway Station
- Is York Cursed?
- George Leeman
- Fire in the Minster
- The York Hoard
- The Medieval Minster
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Edward III and York
- The Greyfriars
- First World War Memorial
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Alcuin of York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa