Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Dick Turpin
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Barley Hall
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Norman Castle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel