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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- New Earswick
- King Richard III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vikings and Christianity
- The End of the Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Mansion House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Shambles
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The York Observatory
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Male Grooming