Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Red Tower
- The Greyfriars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Medieval Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Clifford's Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- York in the fifteenth Century