Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Castle Museum
- The Norman Castle
- The County Court House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Airfield
- George Leeman
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward I and York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Red Tower
- Roman Head Pot
- The Multangular Tower