Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Second World War York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Lendal Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- William Etty, Artist
- First World War York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Mary Ward
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman Minster
- View from Station Rise
- Cinema Comes to York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier