Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Guy Fawkes
- Constantius Chlorus
- View from Station Rise
- Dick Turpin
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Red Tower
- Margaret Clitherow
- Royal Station Hotel
- The 1190 Massacre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Stonegate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists