Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The End of the Abbey
- Norman Window Frame
- Royal Station Hotel
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Dick Turpin
- View from Station Rise
- Lendal Bridge
- The George Fox Incident
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Bombed
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Castle Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft