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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bootham Bar
- Sixties York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Guildhall
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Helmet
- Yorkshire Museum
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The George Fox Incident
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Lendal Tower