Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Shambles
- York Railway Station
- Viking Boot
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A New University
- Sixties York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cinema Comes to York
- Barley Hall
- Victoria Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- All Saints Church, North Street
- George Leeman
- York Art Gallery
- Water Lanes