Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The Roman Fortress
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Cross
- York Union Gas Works
- Fishergate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Crest of York St John College
- York Railway Station
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Railway Station
- Middleham Jewel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers