Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Military Belt Fitting
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Multangular Tower
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The End of the Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Medieval Castle
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Royal Station Hotel
- Statue of an Athlete
- First World War Memorial
- Monk Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop