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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St William's Shrine
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Fishergate Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham Bar
- Gold Arm Ring
- Fairfax House
- Second World War York
- King Edward I and York
- Sixties York
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A Pipkin
- Scarborough Bridge