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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Red Tower
- York Bombed
- Cinema Comes to York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Richard III and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Medieval Prisons
- The Retreat
- Judges Lodging
- Micklegate Bar
- The Norman House
- King Edward I and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street