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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- York Art Gallery
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman Castle
- York Central Library
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Edward III and York
- The Female Prison
- The Retreat
- Barley Hall
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Water Lanes
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Stonegate
- Barker Tower