Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Church of St Olave
- Micklegate Bar
- The New Theatre
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bone Trial Piece
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Minster
- The Guildhall
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Norman Castle
- A New University
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Bar
- York Castle Museum
- York's Coat of Arms
- First World War Memorial