Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Victoria Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Teaching the Poor
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Sixties York
- The New Theatre
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The County Court House
- A Pipkin
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Martin Le Grand Church