Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Central Library
- De Grey Rooms
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Margaret Clitherow
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New University
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Debtors' Prison
- 62 Low Petergate
- Lendal Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Retreat
- The 1190 Massacre