Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- The Railway Institute
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Industrial Upheaval
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze weights
- The York Helmet
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The George Fox Incident
- The End of the Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Roman Fortress