Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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 York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Railway Station
- York Castle Museum
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King Edward I and York
- Teaching the Poor
- Gold Arm Ring
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Assembly Rooms
- The First Minster
- The Norman Minster
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Coins
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head