Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- First World War York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Male Grooming
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fairfax House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Debtors' Prison