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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The George Fox Incident
- A New University
- The Bar Convent
- Anglian Carving
- York Railway Station
- Constantius Chlorus
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Hospitium
- New Earswick
- Mary Ward
- York and the Holocaust
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Is York Cursed?
- Bones of a Roman Combatant