Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- Gold Finger Ring
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Hospitium
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Female Prison
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Transport Moves On
- The Cawood Sword
- Water Lanes
- York Castle Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- Teaching the Poor