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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Head Pot
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fishergate Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Union Gas Works
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Cawood Sword
- The Bar Convent
- Judges Lodging
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Medieval Minster
- Lendal Tower