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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Gold Finger Ring
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Cawood Sword
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Council of Arles