Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A New University
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Red Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Helmet
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Hoard
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- John Carr - Architect
- York Bombed
- Church of St Olave
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 19th Century