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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Medieval Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Victoria Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- Roman Head Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Richard II and York
- The Hospitium
- Water Lanes