Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- The Female Prison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Victoria Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Medieval Castle
- The First Railway Station
- A New University
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mary Ward
- York Central Library
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Helen
- Second World War York
- The Medieval Minster