Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Council of Arles
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Victoria Bar
- The Black Death
- York's Airfield
- The First Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The New Theatre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The White Rose of York