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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- The Basilica
- Royal Station Hotel
- Middleham Jewel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze weights
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Medieval Prisons
- Scarborough Bridge
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Our Lady's Row