Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Railway Station
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Castle Museum
- The Norman House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St William's Shrine
- York's Coat of Arms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Walmgate Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Guy Fawkes