Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Multangular Tower
- A New University
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Alcuin of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- William Etty, Artist
- The First Minster
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Transport Moves On
- Bootham Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Cinema Comes to York