Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Royal Station Hotel
- Lendal Bridge
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Water Lanes
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Silver Strap Ends
- Fishergate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New University
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Multangular Tower
- First World War York
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Holocaust