Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Barker Tower
- The Mansion House
- New Shopping Centres
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Abbey
- The First Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Statue of the God Mars
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Feeding Roman York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate