Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Gold Arm Ring
- Ouse Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Barker Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- St Crux's Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Victoria Bar