Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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.
- Viking Coins
- The Red Tower
- The Abbot's House
- The Hospitium
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Medieval Minster
- The York Observatory
- John Carr - Architect
- The Medieval Castle
- The Norman Castle
- The Retreat
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Cawood Sword
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Amber Bead Workshop