Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Crest of York St John College
- Ouse Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Inscription to Hecules
- The First Railway Station
- A Pipkin
- Teaching the Poor
- Fishergate Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Retreat
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Stonegate
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Abbey