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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- York Bombed
- Judges Lodging
- William Etty, Artist
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Roman Fortress
- The York Observatory
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Walmgate Bar
- Alcuin of York
- Medieval Prisons
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Norman Window Frame
- Royal Station Hotel