Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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 Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fishergate Bar
- The New Theatre
- The Norman Minster
- A Pipkin
- Cinema Comes to York
- Dick Turpin
- The York Helmet
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Mary Ward
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Retreat
- Inscription from Fortress Gate