Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Water Lanes
- Barley Hall
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and the Holocaust
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Lendal Bridge
- The Retreat
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Edward III and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Railway Station