Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Teaching the Poor
- A New Vision For York
- Statue of Napoleon
- New Shopping Centres
- Minster Library
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Carving
- De Grey Rooms
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fishergate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New University
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York's Medieval Synagogue