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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Scarborough Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward II and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Norman Castle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Carving
- The Assembly Rooms
- York's Airfield
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Union Gas Works
- Artists, Writers and Scientists