Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Olive Oil Container
- Viking Coins
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Medieval Castle
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Lendal Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Roman Head Pot
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward I and York
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The White Rose of York
- Rowntree Park
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Richard II and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson