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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- King Richard III and York
- Crest of York St John College
- The County Court House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Cross
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Gold Finger Ring
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Teaching the Poor
- Mary Ward
- The Minster after the Reformation