Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Cawood Sword
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Central Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Lendal Bridge
- Minster Library
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Battle of the Standard
- Barley Hall
- The York Helmet