Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- York Bombed
- A New University
- Lendal Bridge
- The George Fox Incident
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Scarborough Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- A New Vision For York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Anglian Carving
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham School