Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- A New Vision For York
- St Crux's Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Olive Oil Container
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bone Trial Piece
- Second World War York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bootham School
- Fishergate Bar
- The Hospitium
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier