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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- John Carr - Architect
- A New Walk
- The Bar Convent
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The White Rose of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New University
- Anglian Carving
- The George Fox Incident
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Yorkshire Museum
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Gold Arm Ring