Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Victoria Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- King Edward III and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Walmgate Bar
- A New Walk
- The Medieval Castle
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Boot
- Yorkshire Museum
- The 1190 Massacre