Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Crest of York St John College
- Treasurer's House
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Edward III and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New Vision For York
- Lendal Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Castle Museum