Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Bombed
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Is York Cursed?
- The Bar Convent
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Railway Institute
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Silver Strap Ends
- Fishergate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Greyfriars