Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- William Etty, Artist
- Middleham Jewel
- York Bombed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The First Railway Station
- Norman Window Frame
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Military Belt Fitting
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The New Theatre
- 62 Low Petergate
- The York Observatory
- The Bar Convent
- The Railway King: George Hudson