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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The New Theatre
- Judges Lodging
- The Bar Convent
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Council of Arles
- View from Station Rise
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions