Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York and the Holocaust
- Bone Trial Piece
- Clifford's Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St William's Shrine
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- A New Vision For York
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Bombed
- Bootham School
- The Mansion House
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Railway Institute
- The New Theatre
- Minster Library