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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bone Trial Piece
- Barley Hall
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward III and York
- Victoria Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Hospitium