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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham School
- York's Airfield
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Treasurer's House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Castle Museum