Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- Clifford's Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Norman Abbey
- Jubbergate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Richard III and York
- Judges Lodging
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Olave
- Walmgate Bar
- A Pipkin
- The Norman Castle
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fairfax House