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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- First World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fairfax House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Water Lanes
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Norman Window Frame
- De Grey Rooms
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The County Court House
- St William's Shrine
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Olave