Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- View from Station Rise
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- Transport Moves On
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Boot
- Ripon College for Women
- The Roman Fortress
- The Cawood Sword
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's Airfield