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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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Battle of the Standard
- Norman Window Frame
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- The 1190 Massacre
- St Crux's Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Barley Hall