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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Transport Moves On
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Ouse Bridge
- The Shambles
- Holy Trinity Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- New Shopping Centres
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Roman Head Pot