Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Coins
- John Carr - Architect
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Micklegate Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Holocaust
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Treasurer's House
- Roman Head Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Yorkshire Museum
- View from Station Rise
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Silver Strap Ends