Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Gold Finger Ring
- Gold Arm Ring
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Lendal Tower
- Bronze weights
- Barley Hall
- Fishergate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Treasurer's House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bootham Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Crest of York St John College