Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- The Assembly Rooms
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Monk Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fishergate Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- The Greyfriars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Castle Museum
- A New Walk
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bootham School
- King Edward I and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Micklegate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Norman House