Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- The Basilica
- Second World War York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of St Helen
- Our Lady's Row
- William Etty, Artist
- King Edward I and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Battle of the Standard
- First World War Memorial
- The Black Death
- The End of the Abbey
- Water Lanes