Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Barker Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- George Leeman
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Vikings and Christianity
- Constantius Chlorus
- Gold Finger Ring
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Shambles
- York Castle Museum
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway Institute
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Norman Window Frame