Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Railway Station
- The Railway Institute
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Abbot's House
- William Etty, Artist
- Olive Oil Container
- The Medieval Castle
- The Mystery Plays
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Shambles
- The Cawood Sword
- Daniel Defoe's York