Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Teaching the Poor
- Norman Window Frame
- Monk Bar
- Second World War York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Hospitium
- First World War York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Bombed
- Victoria Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- Medieval Prisons