Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Medieval Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The York Helmet
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Ripon College for Women
- York Castle Museum
- Minster Library
- The Basilica
- Fire in the Minster
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's Airfield
- The Roman Fortress
- King Richard II and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels