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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Sixties York
- The Guildhall
- The Medieval Castle
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard III and York
- King Edward II and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The First Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New Vision For York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bones of a Roman Combatant