Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Olive Oil Container
- A New University
- Lendal Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Dick Turpin
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Scarborough Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Clifford's Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The New Theatre