Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Observatory
- Mary Ward
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- De Grey Rooms
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Church of St Olave
- Alcuin of York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War Memorial
- John Carr - Architect
- Olive Oil Container
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa