Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- The Abbot's House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Industrial Upheaval
- 62 Low Petergate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Crux's Church
- Second World War York
- Lendal Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Debtors' Prison
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Jubbergate