Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Ouse Bridge
- Water Lanes
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York's Airfield
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Roman Fortress
- Middleham Jewel
- The Mansion House
- Fire in the Minster
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers