Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Walmgate Bar
- York Art Gallery
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Micklegate Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- Scarborough Bridge
- New Earswick
- The George Fox Incident
- Transport Moves On
- First World War York
- Water Lanes
- The Greyfriars
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'