Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Railway Institute
- Minster Library
- The End of the Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Railway Station
- The Mystery Plays
- Clifford's Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Olave
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century