Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- Our Lady's Row
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The White Rose of York
- De Grey Rooms
- Second World War York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Mansion House
- Gold Finger Ring
- The End of the Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fishergate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Castle
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Cumberland House, King's Staith