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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- First World War York
- Jubbergate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Barker Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The County Court House
- A Pipkin
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Second World War York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Walmgate Bar
- Mary Ward
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Abbey