Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- First World War York
- The Norman Minster
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Battle of the Standard
- Micklegate Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Edward II and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Constantius Chlorus