Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Crest of York St John College
- Royal Station Hotel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Basilica
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Silk Cap
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Railway Station
- The Abbot's House
- The Medieval Castle
- Second World War York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Yorkshire Museum
- Transport Moves On