Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Middleham Jewel
- Lendal Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Norman Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- First World War York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Edward III and York
- Royal Station Hotel