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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Our Lady's Row
- Lendal Bridge
- First World War York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Basilica
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Shambles
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa