Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Carving
- Olive Oil Container
- Stonegate
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Coins
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Railway Institute
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Earswick
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- 62 Low Petergate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom