Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Fairfax House
- Church of St Helen
- The Basilica
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Female Prison
- Victoria Bar
- York Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inscription to Hecules
- Barker Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The York Hoard
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Retreat
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters