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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Statue of the God Mars
- A New Walk
- Bootham Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Cross
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fire in the Minster
- The Female Prison
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Transport Moves On
- York Castle Museum
- Roman Head Pot
- Is York Cursed?
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The First Railway Station