Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Richard III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Medieval Prisons
- Barker Tower
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Female Prison
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- First World War York
- The Retreat
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Male Grooming
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Crossed Keys Symbol