Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Jewbury Cemetery
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Shambles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Head Pot
- The Guildhall
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Olave
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Medieval Prisons
- Monk Bar
- Statue of Napoleon