Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The First Railway Station
- King Richard II and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Red Tower
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Shambles
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- De Grey Rooms
- First World War Memorial