Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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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 Red Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Railway Institute
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Norman Castle
- Bronze weights
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Medieval Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Judges Lodging
- William Etty, Artist
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Military Belt Fitting