Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Middleham Jewel
- The York Helmet
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of St Helen
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Union Gas Works
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Bar
- Fairfax House
- Olive Oil Container
- Inside the Roman Fortress