Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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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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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The First Railway Station
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Fire in the Minster
- The Medieval Minster
- First World War York
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham School
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Our Lady's Row
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Guildhall
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Roman Head Pot