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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Guildhall
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fairfax House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Ouse Bridge
- Minster Library
- The First Railway Station
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Mansion House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake