Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Coins
- Our Lady's Row
- Gold Arm Ring
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Railway Institute