Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Union Gas Works
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Cawood Sword
- Vikings and Christianity
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of St Helen
- The Basilica
- Sixties York
- Stonegate
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Bombed
- Ripon College for Women