Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Helen
- Jubbergate
- Victoria Bar
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Gold Finger Ring
- Ouse Bridge
- Cinema Comes to York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The New Theatre
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Feeding Roman York