Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Cross
- Inscription to Hecules
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Castle Museum
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A New University
- A New Walk
- King Edward II and York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Bombed