Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Prisons
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Coins
- Yorkshire Museum
- View from Station Rise
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The York Observatory
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- Lendal Bridge
- Water Lanes