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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- William Etty, Artist
- The Mansion House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Crest of York St John College
- Statue of an Athlete
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Black Death
- The York Observatory
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Assembly Rooms