Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of an Athlete
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Railway Station
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York's Airfield
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'