Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Minster Library
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Red Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze weights
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Middleham Jewel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Guildhall
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Cross
- Second World War York