Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Shambles
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Second World War York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Treasurer's House
- View from Station Rise
- Micklegate Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- William Etty, Artist
- Norman Window Frame
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Railway King: George Hudson