Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of St Olave
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Ouse Bridge
- Crest of York St John College
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The York Observatory
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Hospitium
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rowntree Park
- Scarborough Bridge
- Gold Arm Ring
- Olive Oil Container
- New Shopping Centres