Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Castle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Boot
- Micklegate Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The 1190 Massacre
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Transport Moves On
- Sixties York