Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Barker Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Black Death
- William Etty, Artist
- New Shopping Centres
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Cross
- View from Station Rise
- Dick Turpin
- The Medieval Castle
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward III and York