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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- The York Observatory
- Viking Male Grooming
- Feeding Roman York
- John Carr - Architect
- York Railway Station
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Industrial Upheaval
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Is York Cursed?
- Ouse Bridge
- The County Court House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Crest of York St John College
- New Earswick