Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Bar Convent
- The County Court House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Garrison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Guy Fawkes
- 62 Low Petergate
- Anglian Cross
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in the 19th Century