Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Boot
- The Horn of Ulf
- Walmgate Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Micklegate Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Jewbury Cemetery