Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Cross
- Fairfax House
- Crest of York St John College
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Clifford's Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Mansion House
- St William's Shrine
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Female Prison