Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Holocaust
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Bar
- The County Court House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Norman Castle
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King Edward III and York
- Fairfax House
- Eric Bloodaxe