Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- The First Minster
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Holocaust
- The Multangular Tower
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Greyfriars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Barker Tower
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Fishergate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Roman Fortress
- Viking Sword Pommel