Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Mary Ward
- The Horn of Ulf
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Guildhall
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Coins
- The Retreat
- Clifford's Tower
- Transport Moves On
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Helmet
- The White Rose of York
- York Bombed