Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- The Guildhall
- The York Helmet
- John Carr - Architect
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Middleham Jewel
- The Female Prison
- King Edward III and York
- Mary Ward
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Norman Abbey
- The York Hoard
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Gold Arm Ring
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Railway Station