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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Castle Museum
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Vikings and Christianity
- Our Lady's Row
- Barker Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Coins
- York Central Library
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Helmet
- George Leeman
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior