Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of St Helen
- Fire in the Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Castle Museum
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of an Athlete
- Anglian Carving
- King Richard III and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Shambles
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham Bar
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Mansion House