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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- Second World War York
- A New University
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Feeding Roman York
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Sixties York
- The York Helmet
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Monk Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- Teaching the Poor
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas