Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Greyfriars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- New Shopping Centres
- The York Hoard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Lendal Tower
- York and the Holocaust
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Olave
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Coins
- Industrial Upheaval
- Roman Head Pot
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Debtors' Prison