Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- York's Airfield
- George Leeman
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Statue of the God Mars
- Minster Library
- York Central Library
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The York Observatory
- Viking Boot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Barley Hall
- The Basilica
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Jewbury Cemetery