Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- The Red Tower
- The Basilica
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Cawood Sword
- Barker Tower
- York Central Library
- Statue of an Athlete
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The White Rose of York
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Guildhall
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Archbishop Scrope Executed