Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Railway Station
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Dick Turpin
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Our Lady's Row
- John Carr - Architect
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy