Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Sixties York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A New Vision For York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Treasurer's House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Viking Coins
- First World War Memorial
- Bootham School
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses