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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- George Leeman
- Fire in the Minster
- A New Walk
- Scarborough Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Military Belt Fitting
- Yorkshire Museum
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Dick Turpin
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The York Hoard
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Helen