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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Norman House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Minster
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A New University
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The 1190 Massacre
- Constantius Chlorus
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Transport Moves On
- A New Vision For York
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Railway Institute
- York St John in the 20th Century