Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward II and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fire in the Minster
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Castle Museum
- York Art Gallery
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Ouse Bridge
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway Institute
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Richard II and York