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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Edward II and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Retreat
- The York Observatory
- The New Theatre
- Margaret Clitherow
- Feeding Roman York
- Our Lady's Row