Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Church of St Olave
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Stonegate
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Garrison
- The Norman Castle
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Crux's Church
- The Railway Institute
- Gold Finger Ring
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The 1190 Massacre
- King's Manor - Victorian