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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Medieval Castle
- York's Airfield
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Judges Lodging
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Scarborough Bridge
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Abbey
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of Napoleon
- Silver Strap Ends
- The End of the Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street