Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- The York Hoard
- The Hospitium
- Guy Fawkes
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- First World War York
- York Bombed
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Art Gallery
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Medieval Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window