Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Scarborough Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- New Shopping Centres
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bootham Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Castle
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Battle of the Standard
- A Pipkin