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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Church of St Helen
- Lendal Bridge
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Anglian Cross
- Statue of Napoleon
- Statue of an Athlete
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Is York Cursed?
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Monk Bar
- Dick Turpin
- Judges Lodging
- Industrial Upheaval