Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Mithras and Arimanius
- De Grey Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- The Shambles
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Central Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre